eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; the first of the month
residing (esp. abroad); staying; living
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
champagne glass; champagne flute
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
(not) even for a moment; (not) for an instant
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
branch manager; manager of a branch office
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
Western food; Western cooking; Western cuisine
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
yearned for; longed for; missed
slice; slice; slice (in tennis, table tennis, etc.); backspin shot
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated